Oh My...
I take it this is the first time you all have been exposed to Mark? The man who has been banned from more magic forums than there are magic forums (Cause some of them he has been kicked off of multiple times).
He is abrasive, full of himself, condescending and generally found objectionable by most people. That being said...He meant well before he went off the rails.
Gwyd

The good news is you won't get kicked off here. The bad news is that your ironclad principle of not shutting up once engaged is a kind of hook beyond your control that anyone who wishes to can wiggle anytime they have a spare moment secure in the knowledge that you'll provide examples of your self proclaimed genius for the general amusement of others.
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There are no genius's here. Genius's generally have better ways of employing their stirling minds than trumpeting their self worth in obscure cyber cul-de sacs to audiences both disinterested and disaffected.

What you have done is more or less textbook sociologically. You have injected yourself into a group unbidden and lacking certain social skills and being defensive by nature, you've attempted in your first flurry of communication to set yourself up as the alpha. There will be no peace for you. It's kinda comically tragic. You will be baited and respond accordingly.n The ecosystem here is full of folk, mostly web-weary, who have already spectated or engaged in many florid ego-battles of the past, [the site is 10 years old at least]

You are like a rhinoceros that has blundered into a grove in which many monkeys reside. Thanks for providing your wide flanks for the flinging of dung.

Your genius, as in many stock comic arrangements, is that you are a delusive omega. In short order you have defined your puppet and the strings by which you might be manipulated. Welcome. it's been a while since we had a jester.

Mark, street beggars? Seriously? Guess that makes Gazzo, Johnny Fox and a host of others lower than you. Wow. I can't see where insulting someone's choice of venue is helpful in any conversation. I know plenty of street performers that run circles around "big names".

That is just Mark. He purposely tries to piss people off just for his own jollies. He pretends to be a psychic and hustles svengali decks for a living. You don't get any lower than that, so he has to berate his betters.

Welcome to Pnet Jester Mark, thanks waking The Lurk, and the resulting laughs. If you can get away from hanging out with and entertaining over-privileged children, do stick around with us bottom feeders, I'm sure we could all learn from your vast wisdom...

No. I am not the person in the above photographs. Still, we all make mistakes. I rather think the mothers of some of the above posters certainly made one.

Mark, you are a goddamn liar. You know perfectly fucking well that is you. And here I thought you would never find P.net, after watching you shit all over ever other magical corner of the interwebs for the last 10 years. You only thrive when everyone else around you is being torn down, usually by you. But here you are, already denying your very own photos after just a handful of posts. Believe me, y'all, that's saying something. I've never seen a guy so in love with his own voice. Denying his own photos? That's precious!